“I noticed the background dancers were all African American wearing their hair naturally and I thought that was very beautiful,” she said.

Shabazz compared the criticism over Beyonce’s halftime show to the praise Lady Gaga’s Oscar performance received, highlighting its difference.

“Lady Gaga was standing up as a victim of rape — her performance was for all the survivors and to empower people,” she said. “There shouldn’t be an uproar because Beyoncé and Kendrick Lamar say ‘Stop shooting us’.”